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How new advances in genetic analysis are influencing the understanding and treatment of childhood acute leukemia.
Current opinion in pediatrics - 1 Feb 2011
Roberts Kathryn G, Mullighan Charles G
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review describes the recent advances in genomic profiling that have provided critical new insights into the biology of acute leukemia in children. RECENT FINDINGS: Acute leukemia genomes commonly harbor submicroscopic gains and deletions of DNA which target key cellular pathways that influence leukemogenesis and the likelihood of treatment failure, particularly in acute lymphoblastic...
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